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Optimum Hacknet @ MIT
P2P protocol stress testing and visualization — benchmarked OptimumP2P vs GossipSub across a 12-node global cluster.
Overview
Built stress-testing scripts and a Streamlit visualization dashboard to compare OptimumP2P against GossipSub during the Optimum Hacknet hackathon at MIT. Tested mesh degree, shard factor, and message rate parameters across a 12-node cluster spanning the US, Europe, Asia, and Australia. Discovered OptimumP2P maintains consistent ~161ms P95 latency while GossipSub degrades 140% at scale.
Key Achievements
Won $500 hackathon prize for scaling and stress test analysis
Proved OptimumP2P maintains ~161ms P95 latency across all message rates (1–20 msg/sec)
Demonstrated GossipSub degrades 140% at 20 msg/sec compared to OptimumP2P's flat performance
Built a Streamlit dashboard for real-time visualization of protocol comparison data
Tech Stack
PythonBashStreamlitP2P NetworkingGossipSubRLNCDockerDistributed Systems